Mid Coast Today

60 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Newcastle in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 19.1 percent higher than the state average of 40.9 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 613.

91.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Newcastle residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	43	8.7
Regular high school diploma	80	16.2
GED or alternative credential	0	0
Some college, less than 1 year	19	3.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	55	11.2
Associate's degree	34	6.9
Bachelor's degree	130	26.4
Master's degree	74	15
Professional school degree	53	10.8
Doctorate degree	5	1

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.